A blog by the Delaware Historical Society

The Indians of the Americas Prior to the Civil War

A fascinating exploration of Native Americans in both South and North America is kept in the Delaware Historical Society’s rare book collection. Below is an 1846 publication on the manners, customs, art, music, government, dress and culture of numerous Indian tribes throughout the Americas- a full century before Hollywood influenced the way original inhabitants of the Americas were viewed by non-native Americans.

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The Delaware Historical Society

The Delaware Historical Society owns and operates the Delaware History Museum, a nationally recognized Research Library, Old Town Hall, several historic houses and a picturesque urban courtyard on its downtown campus, as well as the Read House and Gardens in Historic New Castle.